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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
I hated this. It was written well and had some interesting ideas, but this is a genre I just haven’t be able to stomach ever since I had a baby. That’s what I get for impulsively buying tiktok recommendations.
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I hated this. It was written well and had some interesting ideas, but this is a genre I just haven’t be able to stomach ever since I had a baby. That’s what I get for impulsively buying tiktok recommendations.
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I hated this. It was written well and had some interesting ideas, but this is a genre I just haven’t be able to stomach ever since I had a baby. That’s what I get for impulsively buying tiktok recommendations.
I don't approach every book with the desire to feel intensely while reading it, but I cannot recall anything in the past several years that piqued such strong, disparate feelings in me than this book by Eric LaRocca. It felt like the unhappy intersection between a fable, a nightmare, and a coming of age tale, all overshadowed by the familiar horror of grief. Familiar for some, I suppose — halfway through this novel, I realized that it was tugging on my own experiences with grief and loss, unrelated as they were.
And yet, this wasn't just a novel about feeling intensely. The characters were immaculately drawn with powerful voices and agencies of their own (which are often inflicted upon one another with tragic consequence.) Though this will be a difficult book to recommend widely (it's brutal, with an extra-squishy helping of grotesque) I... might just do so, anyway. It's going to haunt me for a long while, but it's a story that's interested in the things we'd often not like to think about, but truly should.
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I don't approach every book with the desire to feel intensely while reading it, but I cannot recall anything in the past several years that piqued such strong, disparate feelings in me than this book by Eric LaRocca. It felt like the unhappy intersection between a fable, a nightmare, and a coming of age tale, all overshadowed by the familiar horror of grief. Familiar for some, I suppose — halfway through this novel, I realized that it was tugging on my own experiences with grief and loss, unrelated as they were.
And yet, this wasn't just a novel about feeling intensely. The characters were immaculately drawn with powerful voices and agencies of their own (which are often inflicted upon one another with tragic consequence.) Though this will be a difficult book to recommend widely (it's brutal, with an extra-squishy helping of grotesque) I... might just do so, anyway. It's going to haunt me for a long while, but it's a story that's interested in the things we'd often not like to think about, but truly should.
And yet, this wasn't just a novel about feeling intensely. The characters were immaculately drawn with powerful voices and agencies of their own (which are often inflicted upon one another with tragic consequence.) Though this will be a difficult book to recommend widely (it's brutal, with an extra-squishy helping of grotesque) I... might just do so, anyway. It's going to haunt me for a long while, but it's a story that's interested in the things we'd often not like to think about, but truly should.
Merged review:
I don't approach every book with the desire to feel intensely while reading it, but I cannot recall anything in the past several years that piqued such strong, disparate feelings in me than this book by Eric LaRocca. It felt like the unhappy intersection between a fable, a nightmare, and a coming of age tale, all overshadowed by the familiar horror of grief. Familiar for some, I suppose — halfway through this novel, I realized that it was tugging on my own experiences with grief and loss, unrelated as they were.
And yet, this wasn't just a novel about feeling intensely. The characters were immaculately drawn with powerful voices and agencies of their own (which are often inflicted upon one another with tragic consequence.) Though this will be a difficult book to recommend widely (it's brutal, with an extra-squishy helping of grotesque) I... might just do so, anyway. It's going to haunt me for a long while, but it's a story that's interested in the things we'd often not like to think about, but truly should.
Disturbingly brilliant.
Mara is a story teller, and she told her story.
Scary when you consider what some people went through during the times of war.
I made the connection between the ‘guests’ and the last chapter around half way through.
This kinda reminded me of that movie Mother!
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Disturbingly brilliant.
Mara is a story teller, and she told her story.
Scary when you consider what some people went through during the times of war.
I made the connection between the ‘guests’ and the last chapter around half way through.
This kinda reminded me of that movie Mother!
Mara is a story teller, and she told her story.
Scary when you consider what some people went through during the times of war.
I made the connection between the ‘guests’ and the last chapter around half way through.
This kinda reminded me of that movie Mother!
Merged review:
Disturbingly brilliant.
Mara is a story teller, and she told her story.
Scary when you consider what some people went through during the times of war.
I made the connection between the ‘guests’ and the last chapter around half way through.
This kinda reminded me of that movie Mother!
“they following me ma” “who??? who following you???” “the bugs.”
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“they following me ma” “who??? who following you???” “the bugs.”
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“they following me ma” “who??? who following you???” “the bugs.”
had to take a star off for the insect imagery bleerhrggdgd
3.25/5
What happens when your father is murdered and then you wake up to Gregor Samsa in bug form asking to come into your home and then he eats up all your rations... And your mother...
What happens when your father is murdered and then you wake up to Gregor Samsa in bug form asking to come into your home and then he eats up all your rations... And your mother...
what was this cuz idk
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what was this cuz idk
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what was this cuz idk
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No